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Dementia: early-phase trial registry
79 of 202 indexed Dementia trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #48 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
202 US clinical trials · 79 currently recruiting · #48 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Dementia: 202 US clinical trials tracked, 79 recruiting.
Dementia is the subject of 202 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 79 of them currently open to new participants. 13 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 29 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of Washington, running 8 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition dementia
OPEN 79 | RECR 39% | LATE 13 | EARLY 29 | RANK #48 | SPON 8
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (39% recruiting · 23 trials)
Dementia lists 79 open slots (39% of 202 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Dementia on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Dementia is recruiting above its size-band peers.
79 of 202 indexed trials (39.1%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Dementia trials is spread across many organizations.
University of Washington accounts for 8 of 202 trials (4%). 110 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Dementia enrolment sits around 154 participants.
Median target enrolment is 154 among the 200 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 80 of those (40%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Dementia research is mostly interventional.
157 interventional and 45 observational studies make up this index (77.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
202 total, page 5 of 5
Preventing Cognitive Decline With Alternative Therapies
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
NCT00010920
Serotonergic Pharmacotherapy for Agitation of Dementia
Bruce Pollock
NCT00009204
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 10 |
| Phase 2 | 19 |
| Phase 3 | 10 |
| Phase 4 | 3 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Dementia records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Dementia trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Dementia page
202 registered trials, 79 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 79 Dementia trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of Washington sponsors the most Dementia trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of Washington's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Dementia condition card totals 202 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.